Make Your SONY Alpha Footage Look SHARP & CRISP! - a6300/a6400/a6600

[@thaticelandicguy]

So I'm getting a few questions about my bitrate export. I'm no expert and I'm always experimenting and constantly learning. For the past year or so I've been pumping the bit rate to 80/96. That's pretty high for YT indeed but the 4K footage is shot at 100 so think it's a nice place to target for good quality. My thought process is that I want to get as high quality as possible before YT starts to compress my files, that way I feel like I'm able to retain a higher quality. On YT's website, they recommend 44-56mpbs for 24-30fps 4K footage, but they also write this: _"No bitrate limit required, though we offer recommended bit rates below for reference"_ Sometimes I do go lower tho, like 40/48 or somewhere around there, I've had good results with lower bitrates as well. But mostly I do what I showed in the video and it has worked well for me, and since you guys have been asking about my quality I wanted to show you guys what I've been doing. However please share your thoughts, I would love to hear what you do and why. Let's learn and grow together!

[@CreateGreg]

Great vide with epic vibe behind it. 🔥👏An interesting approach to not clicking render at maximum depth. Now I'm curious how it can affect my export. 😉 There moments when I'm in a rush and don't want to have a huge size to be sure it's uploaded on time so 20Mbps with one pass render does the job as YT do its own compression anyway. Like the idea to increase max Mbps by 20%. 👍

[@astrovlog]

@@CreateGreg render at maximum depth uses 32-bit depth render, you use that when you have higher bit depth footage than the output, for example, if you soot 10 bits but you output Rec.709 for youtube, or if you are using 32 or 16 bit effects. If you shoot at 8 bits and export at 8 bits it will do nothing and it will take more time. A simple google search will get you that answer, hope it helps.

[@CreateGreg]

astrovlog Thanks Mate 👍

[@jkuzel]

Man, you're doing it wrong, just to clarify some video concepts ... 2-pass VBR is a massive waste of time. Just crank the CBR as high as you possibly can. That's the workflow if you're uploading something that will be recompressed anyway. VBR is for size efficiency, especially 2 passes. You don't care about that. Well, you do, for final finals for your archiving purpose. But then again, Adobe isn't really the best for efficiency anyway. You'd be better of rendering massive bitrate CBR and then using Handbrake afterward. Also, KZbin doesn't care about your video quality that much, they care more about bandwidth and processing also ... so obviously, they will NOT recommend big bitrate CBR ... because, then you're making them work harder and costing them slightly more money, by uploading massive files. Also, you said you don't need a higher bitrate than your source files, that's not true ... if you're gonna recompress your video 100x at the same bitrate ... it will look like shit. The process of recompressing is by definition a lossy one. At high bitrates, the losses are quite smaller, the higher you go with the bitrate, the less damage there is, so if you want to be one of those insane perfectionists with crystal sharp videos, pump the bitrate as much as you think you can handle in terms of file size to upload. They are really minimal changes to be super clear, but it does make some difference if you want to be technical. It's like if you start with 90-JPEG .. and then each time you edit it ... you save it again as 90-JPEG ... well each time you do that .. you recompress from scratch and details get lost. H.264 is like that, except even more complex. Instead, if you start with 90-JPEG ... you would then save it as PNG or BMP and work with it that way ... before the very last step, where you compress it for efficiency ... but KZbin does that for you. So you don't want to feed KZbin efficient files, you're already losing detail there that way. The problem is ... uncompressed video is truly gigantic, huge perfectionists know of lossless codecs, that still quite big (and are more of a thing for production workflow not upload) ... the next best thing is huge bitrate CBR ... VBR really makes more sense only at more reasonable bitrates anyway, especially with two passes.

[@dxsaigon]

If you filming at 24 fps or 30 fps, and you are in a country with 50hz electricity, then you can just set your shutter speed to 50 instead of 60. It's close enough to 180 degrees and it will eliminate the light flickering. Same thing if you happen to be in a country with 60hz electricity, even if you are shooting at 24 fps you can set your shutter speed to 60 instead of 48 or 50 to reduce the amount of light flicker.

[@thaticelandicguy]

Great tip! Haven't really thought about it. I just end up switching modes lol.

[@MusicOfPhil]

Wow incredible tip, I'm speechless

[@erum.m]

Thanks!! Exactly the problem I was having. For the life of me, I could not figure it out. And just going down to 1/50 solved it like magic.

[@thaticelandicguy]

BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

[@KalleFlodin]

I don't know why, but Arnúlfur, you have a special vibe about you, that kind of vibe I want to become friends with ❤️ Thank you for being you 😊

[@thaticelandicguy]

Thank you for this comment ❤🙏 it warms!

[@TheSunnySuttons]

Yes..... Great vibe brother!!! Keep it up!!! 👍🏻

[@liukahsyfilms7158]

That's true! He is so comfortable being him self! I love that!

[@michelrombouts3102]

the picture profile section is worth GOLD! Thank you!

[@KarLaurence]

Basically its the bitrate that makes your footage sharp! I usually export client work etc at around 30-50 but you went even higher. Definitely gonna try that out. Only thing I'm hesitant with that is the huge file size. But yeah, gonna implement your tips!

[@thaticelandicguy]

Yea I understand you ☺ I sometimes do 40/48 that looks good to but I like the higher look. But it's true the file size are suuuper big lol

[@KrishnenduKes]

For client delivery I believe 30 is plenty. Depending on the client of course.

[@wyattandraos1965]

This is so beyond helpful. I'm getting an a6400 in the coming months, so I'm definitely saving this for later!

[@ShaundonProductions]

I just purchased a Bmpcc 4k but I still own my Sony a6400 it’s so refreshing to see someone still talk, educate and showcase the Sony alpha series. I have a special place in my heart for the Sony alpha series having owned a6300 and now a6400. Even tho I have a Bmpcc 4k I still would use my 6400 as a second A camera opposed to calling it a B cam.

[@thaticelandicguy]

yea its super nice specially for it's size, my buddy has the bmpcc4k, it's a helluva camera!

[@Discretised]

Dude, I’ve had my a6400 for ages and I JUST learnt from this that you can set limits on ISO auto 🤣 thank you!

[@astrovlog]

Hi, I'm really sorry, I don't want to seem like a douchebag but you are wrong in several parts, great content and there are interesting ideas, but I think you are spreading misleading information, or maybe I'm wrong and I'm a douchebag. First of all, the crispiness of your footage comes from one thing and one thing only (apart from the great sensor and the camera) and it is THE LENS! You are using the Sigma 16mm F1.4 and it is a superb lens and you don't even mention it. Now, let's get into the wrong stuff: - VBR 2 passes IS NOT better quality than 1 pass, I won't get into details but 2 passes only gets you slightly smaller files, especially at those huge bitrates you are using. 2 passes will get you better quality only on fast-moving images at very low bitrates compared to 1 pass. And, speaking of bitrates, for UHD or 4k, 45mbps H.264 is ok for youtube, that is the target bitrate with 1pass, so if the footage needs more it will use more, going to 80mbps won't make it better at all, it only makes it larger, and it only works for fast-moving images, when you only talk to the camera even 45mbps is too much, but the codec will manage that ok. - S-gamut is a bad idea when recording on low bitrates (yes, 100mbps for capturing 4k is low) with compress GOP (Group of pictures) codecs and especially at 8bit 4:2:0, if you record prores, braw or all-intra footage is fine, not for MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 - Render at maximum depth renders the video at 32-bit color depth, you use it only when the source footage has a higher bit depth than the output, or you are using 32-bit color effects, which is NOT your case. Well, you don't use it anymore, so it is ok. - Maximum Render Quality only works when you are resizing using a more intense algorithm, if you are not resizing IT WON'T MAKE YOUR FOOTAGE BETTER. Ok, I hope someone will find this useful, and if you have doubts google some of it to learn what everything really means and export with the right settings. Regards from Chile.

[@alimoghnieh5661]

nice what do you mean by "s-gamut is a bad idea"?

[@astrovlog]

Ali Moghnieh hi, it’s very technical, but I’ll try to make it simple, which is not easy because English is not my native language. There are different versions of S-gamut, there is the S-gamut3, s-gamut3.cine and so on. This is the color space, a very wide color space, but when you record at 8 bit you only get 256 colors for each channel (R,G,B) and it is highly compressed on a Sony a6000 series, the codec has “ghosts” images because is a GOP codec and also the chroma sub-sampling is 4:2:0, so you are not getting all the colors the s-gamut is giving you, making is really hard to grade because some colors are simply not there. S-gamut is intended for S-log gamma ideally at 4:2:2 or even 10 bit 4:2:2 or higher. So, I think is a bad idea to use a wide color space on a highly compressed codec, you won’t get better colors and you’ll loose color information. Well, at least that’s my opinion 😁

[@joaquinrp7784]

@@astrovlog te molestaría explicar un poco lo de renderizar en máxima calidad?? Los últimos 2 puntos no los entendí del todo (no por no saber inglés, sino por ser nuevo en todo esto)

[@SkullyReacts]

Finally! Someone who is giving CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM and not being a jerk online. Thanks for the in depth comment and you seriously helped me out with a few things. Cheers!

[@mmccreations7710]

Rendering gets alot more technical than most people realize, so for me it's forgivable when someone gets some info wrong, but most of what he shared here is how he does it, and not necessarily what is the absolute best, which I think is a good distinction to make. As for me, I usually render one master file with the best settings for that project (usually some form of mxf), and export different compresses from that file.

[@kannan_a2]

Another underrated youtuber who provides some crisp contents using his sony camera. I love the way he keeps us engaged while he talks about the settings used for his camera. This 'That Icelandic guy' deserves more from the photography community in youtube 👏

[@morpheusbeats6493]

in a year you'll have a million subs, calling it now

[@AlifBurger]

Dude, I literally have re-watched this full video for at least 4-5 times every single time I edit a video. Love the content!!

[@AlifBurger]

Also, for VBR 2 pass, what would bitrate would you recommend for 1080p export?

[@JCContenidos]

That beard is on point!!! Loved this video. Hugs from Argentina

[@tahirshaikh5397]

I found you lately and I am like how come I did not discover this channel earlier. Awesome work dude , your content is top notch

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Your Sony footage looks awesome. Gonna try it with my A7iii. Sadly, my accent still won’t be as cool.

[@shouldigetit]

Thank you TIG.

[@SedonaChristina]

This was so so so SO helpful! Thank you!! Ahhh so excited to film with new settings :)

[@MaiElizabeth]

I love your colour grading!

[@StewartMarsden]

Dude!!!!!!!!!! MASSIVE BIG UP on your channel.. I just found you and love what you make, simple lessons and information.. keep it up

[@AdamScottfit]

Just made these adjustments to my camera setting - going to shoot tomorrow morning and spend a bit more time colour grading post-production. Great video!

[@domii0403]

How did i go? 🙂 this Video sounds very promising and exactly what i need

[@AdamScottfit]

@domii8050 I film indoors, these settings were not for me. I'm not great at anything post production 😅

[@PhoneyPatjordan]

You're easily my favourite photographer on KZbin. Super helpful and charismatic! :D

[@thaticelandicguy]

Thank you!!

[@matrixate]

The higher bitrate is one things makes the video sharper, the other is to just barely oversharpen...right before the image starts to break and go one setting less. One other important setting was the detail. You are using -4. That is interesting because others have concluded that -4 to -3 is the breaking point before getting that digital look. TBH, -7 makes skin look excellent...best I've seen. -4 or higher is best when you have people wearing makeup or a ceremony where everyone is all fixed up and you want to highlight detail and crispness. Otherwise, stick with -7. Excellent demonstration.

[@racinsadventures597]

I LOVE LEARNING FROM YOU 🙏🏻👊🏻💚

[@thaticelandicguy]

I appreciate that

[@LucaBono.Studio]

Lovely images! Good job Arthur! I just picked up the a6300 after I sold it one year ago...I missed it so much!! For everyday shooting this is the best camera available in the market (I made a video about it)... going around with a full frame camera is just not convenient.

[@argenistineo5113]

HLG: BT2020, detail - 7(add sharpness in post) when shooting, ETTR, (set exposure from +0.3 to 1). Look into leeming luts correction luts for Sony HLG. Once the lut is applied, it's easy sailing, adjust to your liking. I'm gonna want to try CINE 4 now. Thanks.

[@cinemart_youtube]

Thank you for this! Your content is always top notch!

[@1ABAmedia]

grateful for this knowledge. thank you for sharing. -fellow Sony shooter

[@Gullenore]

Your videos are always so nice and inspiring! Thank you for everything you do, you are a fantastic photographer!

[@thaticelandicguy]

many thanks man!

[@ShiftySammi]

freaking love your acent! nice video

[@Nomadic_Phoenix]

always a treat when I see a notification for one of your videos great video, really helpful tips

[@thaticelandicguy]

thank you always nice to see you here :)

[@SocietateaAscendenta]

Is that guy the best icelandic guy on KZbin, or what???

[@Ty-vc1st]

Straight forward and sensible! Earned a sub bud 👊🏿

[@Belinda_B]

Thank you! Exactly the video for my a6400 setup that I needed 😍😍

[@thaticelandicguy]

Happy I could help!! ❤☺

[@lotachiekwunife9895]

Thanks for the video. Can you show how you are navigating these menus?

[@BrothaHerb]

Thank you for those tips I just got one in the mail yessterday and now Im figuring out the settings

[@ChesterBunglay]

I was there with less than 1k subs and here you are with more than 20k subs. Keep going man!

[@thaticelandicguy]

Seen you around for a long ass time ye! ❤👊

[@ChesterBunglay]

@@thaticelandicguy just curious. What font are you using when "subscribe to the channel" pops up. I'll stay here for sure.

[@ottiey1346]

Great video, to the point with great info! Much love!

[@jtc.outlet]

gonna try this out soon

[@andredyntar]

I really like your style of explaining and the general vibe of the video! And damn, that video is crisp :P Awesome work!!

[@phucmapvlog]

Yeah, the Render at Maximum depth is a tricky one. I’ve exported with both, and still had great results... so not sure 🤔

[@MustafaAli-hk2wk]

thank you so much your video really helped me in improving my video quality..

[@riysan__1037]

Arigatogozaimashita sir ! I love this one ! 🙏🏼

[@ai-man212]

Great presentation. Subscribed.

[@justjitsin6874]

Great stuff bro. Solid fundementals 👌🏿

[@ShaundonProductions]

Can I request you do an in depth video of how u set ur zebra settings as well as histogram if you use it? That would be greatly appreciated to see from your point of view

[@thaticelandicguy]

I use zebras and histograms yea, and sure that's a super nice idea!

[@mackopr]

Nice tutorial bro. Thanks for sharing. Great LUTS by the way. Just got 3 packages.

[@thaticelandicguy]

Ah thanks a ton for the support!

[@TVsunbeam]

I dont understand english very well, but your english is incredible 😄👍🏻💪🏻

[@thaticelandicguy]

Thanks ☺

[@Phoenixrider9241]

Man, you are a fantastic photographer. I bought the Sigma 16mm just because of your videos. You do absolutely amazing work. Keep it up man. Hopefully I can get as good as you. Love from India 😊

[@thaticelandicguy]

Many thanks!! Such a nice lens right?

[@Phoenixrider9241]

@@thaticelandicguy I ordered it. I haven't recieved it yet. Should get it tomorrow.

[@Phoenixrider9241]

@@thaticelandicguy I got the 18-105 F4 with the A6600 which I got body only. But I don't enjoy the look of that lens. Just not sharp enough. And the F4 is too dark.

[@gunberriesgame7680]

This vid is fire. Thx for all the tips. 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrMuBot]

Yo dude. Nice video. The 24 fps 60 and 100 mbps are the only modes that shoot 6k downscaled videos in 4k. The 30 fps ones are not downscaled from 6k. They are true 4k. Good stuff and I like your humor. I try to throw them at people's faces all the time too. :P

[@thaticelandicguy]

hahah ok thank you!! good to know :)

[@OMBEWSSS]

Hey mate, this is what i called a good Yt video, thanks for the info i will try to experiment with my videos

[@herbertcampos8377]

just subscribed! what a great channel you have!, what is the video software you use to color grade?

[@BENJAMIN_NL]

Hey! Amazing video bro! I was wondering, do you really keep de 7gb video you got from the export!??! I mean isn’t that way tooo much file size?

[@HESYXO]

I just subbed, my a6400 gets here on Thursday 😌

[@ivandj707]

Love Your videos and how crisp they are. You must have a good connection with a high upload speed to upload such a large files (many gigabytes), but it is necessary for the quality we see. Cheers!

[@rishitalla8360]

Hey! Love your videos! Amazing stuff. I am new to color grading, what are the few simple things you can recommend so I get around 80% of the crispness.

[@kyleyoshino]

Love the content man! Had to give you a sub - brand new to cameras and just got a a6400 . Cheers from California!

[@CarlosCinco]

Love your content man. Learning a lot from you. I wish I had known all of this video stuff and had my Sony a6500 when I visited Iceland with my wife 3 years ago. Back then I just had a Gopro and my footage was awful haha. Thanks for teaching us how to shoot and edit!

[@thaticelandicguy]

Next time you're equpped with that sony!! :) Thanks for watching!

[@WillyBunao]

Very informative thank you so much

[@JamesGoldenboy]

I was a painter/decorator in Sweden in my 20’s. My boss used to shout at me ‘James nej fet kants’ it used to make me laugh 🇸🇪

[@perzer3177]

Can you do portrait/ face shots/ close ups and family photos with this camera? Or full body shots? If so, do you recommend an additional lense or will the camera alone do the job?

[@sriganeshsrinivasan6350]

so amazing and helpful

[@davybang]

Love your vibe 😉👍

[@kevinosorio931]

Thanks a lot. I really love your videos, buddy. I just get 2 questions, please! 1. How do you expose your footage with Cine4. Is that From 0.0 to +1.0? And I was also taking a loot at another of your picture profile setting videos for Cine4, but it's different. Black level is 0 with 0 saturation as well, and manual Knee. Should I use this setting or the other one? Which one gets better results? Thanks again!

[@jayllicampo97]

Good information brother, thanks for the video. God bless you! 🔥👍🏼

[@thaticelandicguy]

My pleasure!

[@taniapetreceli2236]

Hello dear. Great video!! Helped me a lot with my near Sony A6400. I am a small and nw fish in the video process. I would like to know which software are you using to develop your post process footage?

[@StephenFI]

Hi. Nice video and I learned a lot. I believe you use the Rode pro plus mic. What settings do you use both on your Sony camera and the mic to get the best audio?

[@The22Century]

Thanks! Very useful! So much to learn. I'm gonna buy my first (in a lifetime) camera and start editing in a premiere pro also first time... For now soaking in all the good info! :)

[@TheSunnySuttons]

Great content, great delivery, fun and enjoyable to watch. Thanks Buddy!!! SUBSCRIBED 👍🏻😀

[@thaticelandicguy]

thank you!!! :)

[@mariakhalilgolamco]

This is going to help me loads with the adjustments I have been wanting to do on my Sony A6400. I just can't seem to get the clarity, smoothness, and sharpness on how I want my videos to look. And totally agree on being too white and looking unbalanced in videos. Love your content even sometimes I catch up slowly with your accent ✌🏻 But I do have the kit lens, maybe that's limiting the capabilities I want?

[@flystraightsk3705]

Better glass might help 👏🏿

[@CharliePangus]

What’s the best way to expose cine4? Do you have to over expose like slog or just expose as normal?

[@guyovadia2142]

Thanks for your tips, well appreciated :)

[@thaticelandicguy]

My pleasure!

[@beaverbreweryminsk5392]

Thank you very much, sir!

[@CreateGreg]

Great effort here! 👏 My fav is the idea to bump up max Mbps by 20% and curious how ’Render at Max Depth’ really affects the pic quality. 🤔

[@horizonpulse6966]

Oh, thank you for tips 🥳

[@monicaausnit]

As always, great tips! 🙂👍🏻

[@thaticelandicguy]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@dylancalvert]

I just discovered your channel! Great work dude. That is all :D

[@taniapetreceli2236]

Or which software would you advice for beginners?

[@Synergy_]

very helpful! thank you!

[@omyronshwwal]

Amazing as always my brother, And because of you I'll be buying Sony a6400 next month for commercial KZbin videos. Tell me again the first lens for videos. Thank you again Love and Peace Bless you!

[@thaticelandicguy]

thank you! My first lens was the 18-105 really like that lens :)

[@omyronshwwal]

@@thaticelandicguy thank you, Keep up the great work. God bless you!

[@mreleven7826]

The accent kept me hooked

[@irineosk6843]

very good guy and helpful information! thank you so much for this! We have the same camera so I can definitely learn and see the results and different settings coming out of it :)

[@MrTroyboy76]

you always make me laugh. thanks for the great info and for entertaining us :)

[@KT97379]

which video editor are u using here? and can u suggest a good course for video editing?

[@byron6645]

What you think about ZV-E10 compare to a6400.All the same sensor 🤔

[@ambar01]

Excellent! Just a question, what camera and lens you used to film this video? (at 0:20)?

[@DanielTuriman]

Wolla, good tips man

[@visionarywatts]

nice finger mustache tattoo 😄

[@thaticelandicguy]

haaha yea it's gignger too B)

[@corinas.harvik6404]

Who comes here for his awesome content but loves his accent so much that it's always hard to focus on the original purpose?😂Hilsen fra Norge og gratulerer så mye med det nye familiemedlemmet! 👋🏻

[@studiojamescao]

I was not subscribed yet to you, fixed. Thanks for sharing all these tips.

[@DiviPhotos]

Great video thanks

[@idomusics]

Hey. I just subscribed. Thank you for the video. It answered a lot of questions. I'm want to buy an a6300 for shooting some amateur music videos. I already have a cheap Feyutech G6Plus stabiliser. Do you think i can get some nice quality shots with the pair and maybe some filters?

[@kyai_funky]

I like how sharp and crisp ur video is. But to see how u get those from this whole process, maaan.. i got a big tornado in my head rite now, especially when it down to the color grading and export setting.. 😂

[@amitemanuelgolan7628]

Great video Can it work with the a7iii?

[@lavinchi6709]

Thank you!!!!

[@erwickdsouza]

I have a question. Why is your hair so majestic?

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

Cheers! Veeery helpful!

[@wedding.shomal8304]

Thank for info I test in my 6400 From north of iran❤🙏

[@RizaMarhaban]

I don't understand color grading and not an expert with camera as well. I just bought the 15 CINE LUTS FOR SONY | My Cine4 Lut Pack and yes my video looks beautiful and clear now.